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9/27-28-May-2013-Concept-Acquisition-and-the-Role-
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SUMMARY:Concept Acquisition and the Role of Langua
ge, Durham, U.K.
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LOCATION:Durham, U.K.
DESCRIPTION:Historically, issues concerning concep
t acquisition have focused around the nativism/emp
iricism debate. The central concern was to give an
account of how new concepts are formed, and what
influence the external world has on such processes
(if any). More recently however, a trend in the l
iterature has focused on the way that the nature o
f concepts might change throughout development. Th
is workshop looks to assess the recent literature
on these questions with particular focus on the ro
le of language acquisition in the developmental pr
ocess. For more information, see http://www.dur.
ac.uk/philosophy/research_seminars_lectures_forthc
oming/ or here, or contact j.t.m.miller at durham.
ac.uk or j.h.taylor at durham.ac.uk.
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Historical
ly, issues concerning concept acquisition have\n
focused around the nativism/empiricism debate.
The central\n concern was to give an account
of how new concepts are formed,\n and what i
nfluence the external world has on such processes
(if\n any). More recently however, a trend in
the literature has\n focused on the way that
the nature of concepts might change\n throug
hout development. This workshop looks to assess t
he\n recent literature on these questions wit
h particular focus on\n the role of language
acquisition in the developmental process.\n <
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